New Bedford Weather in 1948

Historical record of New Bedford, Massachusetts weather for the year 1948 based on NOAA data.
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1948 New Bedford Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 95 °F August 27
Lowest temperature 4 °F January 30
Highest daily low 75 °F August 28
Lowest daily high 20 °F December 25
Most daily precipitation 2.3 inches May 31
Most daily snow 7.5 inches December 20
Total annual precipitation 49.7 inches -
Total annual snow 58.5 inches -
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford in 1948
Rank Temperature Date
1 95 °F Aug 27
2 94 °F Aug 28
3 92 °F Aug 26
4 91 °F Aug 29
5 87 °F Jun 29
6 86 °F Jul 11
7 85 °F Jul 30
8 84 °F Aug 25
8 84 °F Jul 31
8 84 °F Jul 9
8 84 °F Jul 4
8 84 °F Jun 25
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford in 1948
Rank Temperature Date
1 4 °F January 30
2 5 °F February 10
2 5 °F January 31
2 5 °F January 19
5 7 °F March 5
5 7 °F January 24
7 9 °F December 26
8 10 °F March 6
8 10 °F February 9
8 10 °F January 23
8 10 °F January 18
8 10 °F January 15
8 10 °F January 11
January 1948 New Bedford Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
37 33 0.00 0.0
36 32 0.75 1.5
37 32 0.44 1.0
38 34 0.00 0.0
38 32 0.00 0.0
34 31 0.01 0.5
33 28 0.03 0.7
35 25 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.01 0.0
31 12 0.00 0.0
27 10 0.00 0.0
42 21 0.05 0.0
37 34 1.55 0.0
34 21 0.27 0.3
21 10 0.00 0.0
36 14 0.00 0.0
43 32 0.04 0.0
35 10 1.01 7.5
22 5 0.00 0.0
35 19 0.00 0.0
39 30 1.25 2.0
38 28 0.28 0.5
28 10 0.00 0.0
27 7 0.25 3.0
27 16 0.63 5.3
28 15 0.00 0.0
30 20 0.00 0.0
24 13 0.00 0.0
35 21 0.00 0.0
25 4 0.00 0.0
27 5 0.00 0.0
February 1948 New Bedford Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
29 11 0.00 0.0
36 24 0.00 0.0
31 19 0.00 0.0
20 14 0.05 0.5
29 18 0.38 3.5
32 18 0.00 0.0
34 15 0.00 0.0
37 17 0.09 1.0
24 10 0.00 0.0
23 5 0.00 0.2
32 11 0.03 0.2
41 29 0.26 1.5
43 24 0.01 0.0
50 32 1.54 0.0
32 23 0.00 0.0
40 23 0.00 0.0
46 40 0.22 0.0
50 33 0.00 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
48 27 0.00 0.0
34 21 0.00 0.0
29 26 0.35 4.0
28 20 0.00 0.0
34 16 0.00 0.0
39 29 0.00 0.0
38 32 0.00 0.0
44 29 0.00 0.0
34 32 0.32 4.0
34 26 0.27 1.5
March 1948 New Bedford Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
31 17 0.00 0.0
34 25 0.13 0.0
34 32 0.69 6.0
39 16 0.00 0.0
24 7 0.00 0.3
36 10 0.00 0.0
40 30 0.22 0.0
43 33 0.33 0.0
43 30 0.00 0.0
40 35 0.42 0.0
36 27 0.08 1.5
32 20 0.08 0.0
35 17 0.00 0.0
37 21 0.00 0.0
43 34 0.00 0.0
51 44 0.09 0.0
51 37 0.10 0.0
47 31 0.00 0.0
48 35 0.00 0.0
63 46 0.22 0.0
58 42 0.00 0.0
72 40 0.14 0.0
42 38 0.00 0.0
59 38 0.13 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
49 34 0.00 0.0
52 46 1.10 0.0
49 32 0.18 0.0
43 31 0.00 0.0
51 35 0.00 0.0
63 40 0.00 0.0
April 1948 New Bedford Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
52 48 0.66 0.0
61 40 1.16 0.0
45 34 0.00 0.0
54 32 0.00 0.0
57 42 0.00 0.0
66 44 0.04 0.0
59 42 0.13 0.0
54 42 0.00 0.0
53 36 0.00 0.0
48 32 0.00 0.0
48 33 0.00 0.0
58 47 0.81 0.0
51 43 0.00 0.0
44 39 0.18 0.0
49 37 0.98 0.0
49 38 0.00 0.0
50 35 0.00 0.0
48 32 0.00 0.0
49 36 0.00 0.0
57 44 0.01 0.0
63 41 0.00 0.0
55 37 0.00 0.0
60 39 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.00 0.0
55 41 0.00 0.0
54 37 0.00 0.0
49 38 0.00 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.00 0.0
56 41 0.00 0.0
May 1948 New Bedford Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 43 0.10 0.0
60 42 0.00 0.0
59 44 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.00 0.0
55 46 0.01 0.0
54 44 0.67 0.0
55 44 0.00 0.0
57 43 0.75 0.0
62 45 0.00 0.0
62 51 0.00 0.0
62 49 0.00 0.0
70 49 0.00 0.0
53 46 1.05 0.0
46 42 0.59 0.0
55 42 0.00 0.0
58 46 0.00 0.0
56 49 1.31 0.0
62 51 0.54 0.0
63 47 0.12 0.0
50 41 0.00 0.0
54 44 0.00 0.0
58 45 1.36 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
63 51 0.00 0.0
65 50 0.00 0.0
59 52 0.76 0.0
67 55 0.05 0.0
72 54 0.00 0.0
72 54 0.00 0.0
66 58 0.15 0.0
58 55 2.34 0.0
June 1948 New Bedford Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 53 0.11 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
66 52 0.00 0.0
66 51 0.00 0.0
58 52 0.25 0.0
66 49 0.07 0.0
61 52 0.05 0.0
67 55 0.13 0.0
54 49 0.44 0.0
56 48 0.00 0.0
63 51 0.00 0.0
59 52 0.04 0.0
55 52 0.42 0.0
70 50 0.00 0.0
65 52 0.00 0.0
71 55 0.00 0.0
73 53 0.00 0.0
71 51 0.12 0.0
66 55 0.29 0.0
69 54 0.00 0.0
78 56 0.00 0.0
73 58 0.00 0.0
62 53 0.03 0.0
73 55 0.48 0.0
84 64 0.10 0.0
75 60 0.00 0.0
64 58 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
87 64 0.00 0.0
78 67 0.00 0.0
July 1948 New Bedford Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 65 0.00 0.0
78 61 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
84 63 0.00 0.0
83 63 0.00 0.0
79 64 1.15 0.0
69 54 0.03 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
78 64 0.14 0.0
71 62 0.14 0.0
75 61 0.00 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
75 60 0.00 0.0
79 67 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.00 0.0
79 66 0.09 0.0
76 61 0.00 0.0
72 61 0.00 0.0
78 59 0.46 0.0
78 63 0.00 0.0
79 62 0.00 0.0
76 67 0.00 0.0
80 68 0.06 0.0
83 64 0.62 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
84 71 0.00 0.0
August 1948 New Bedford Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 68 0.04 0.0
78 66 0.00 0.0
79 66 0.00 0.0
76 68 0.00 0.0
73 63 0.09 0.0
73 60 0.02 0.0
74 58 0.19 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
78 59 0.00 0.0
79 59 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
74 66 0.09 0.0
74 65 0.14 0.0
77 62 0.00 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
77 63 0.00 0.0
70 58 0.36 0.0
70 58 0.00 0.0
76 60 0.00 0.0
79 60 0.00 0.0
76 61 0.00 0.0
77 64 0.00 0.0
79 64 0.00 0.0
84 68 0.00 0.0
92 72 0.00 0.0
95 72 0.00 0.0
94 75 0.00 0.0
91 74 0.00 0.0
78 66 0.00 0.0
68 64 0.08 0.0
September 1948 New Bedford Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
71 52 0.00 0.0
74 55 0.00 0.0
75 60 0.00 0.0
75 61 0.00 0.0
79 62 0.01 0.0
78 62 0.00 0.0
81 61 0.00 0.0
83 57 0.00 0.0
79 54 0.00 0.0
77 61 0.00 0.0
71 61 0.22 0.0
78 60 0.00 0.0
81 64 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.00 0.0
68 51 0.00 0.0
66 48 0.00 0.0
66 45 0.00 0.0
78 61 0.00 0.0
71 60 1.07 0.0
65 60 0.68 0.0
65 51 0.00 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
63 47 0.00 0.0
55 47 0.00 0.0
66 45 0.00 0.0
70 49 0.00 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
76 56 0.00 0.0
75 56 0.00 0.0
October 1948 New Bedford Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 62 0.43 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
58 44 0.00 0.0
56 39 0.00 0.0
58 42 0.00 0.0
65 50 0.00 0.0
65 52 0.00 0.0
65 51 0.00 0.0
68 52 1.53 0.0
66 52 0.00 0.0
66 58 0.00 0.0
69 58 0.75 0.0
65 53 0.00 0.0
58 50 0.02 0.0
59 46 0.00 0.0
65 43 0.00 0.0
67 55 0.00 0.0
61 35 0.02 0.0
51 33 0.00 0.0
49 38 0.00 0.0
48 36 0.02 0.0
52 33 0.00 0.0
52 42 0.00 0.0
50 49 1.78 0.0
50 46 1.72 0.0
50 45 0.44 0.0
60 43 0.00 0.0
63 41 0.00 0.0
56 44 0.00 0.0
62 40 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
November 1948 New Bedford Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
56 41 0.00 0.0
53 38 0.00 0.0
55 38 0.00 0.0
60 53 0.08 0.0
61 55 0.01 0.0
68 56 0.01 0.0
62 49 0.17 0.0
59 43 0.00 0.0
60 42 0.00 0.0
63 54 0.08 0.0
55 45 0.75 0.0
55 41 0.00 0.0
52 45 0.47 0.0
51 40 0.05 0.0
55 42 0.00 0.0
58 39 0.00 0.0
54 46 0.05 0.0
60 41 0.00 0.0
57 41 0.00 0.0
61 44 1.17 0.0
53 40 0.00 0.0
48 42 0.06 0.0
47 44 0.42 0.0
50 44 0.12 0.0
46 42 0.00 0.0
51 42 0.00 0.0
55 44 0.39 0.0
48 39 0.00 0.0
42 34 0.53 0.0
43 31 0.00 0.0
December 1948 New Bedford Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
47 34 0.00 0.0
44 33 0.00 0.0
51 39 0.00 0.0
49 43 0.00 0.0
52 39 0.00 0.0
55 47 0.04 0.0
51 40 0.00 0.0
54 38 0.13 0.0
40 33 0.00 0.0
40 32 0.01 0.2
38 29 0.00 0.0
52 34 0.00 0.0
54 44 0.36 0.0
45 30 0.19 0.0
33 26 0.00 0.0
41 32 0.19 1.8
45 32 0.32 0.0
36 27 0.00 0.0
33 25 0.33 2.5
30 24 0.97 7.5
38 23 0.00 0.0
43 34 0.00 0.0
39 27 0.00 0.0
28 15 0.00 0.0
20 12 0.00 0.0
21 9 0.00 0.0
31 12 0.00 0.0
40 27 0.00 0.0
51 29 0.02 0.0
53 46 0.12 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 New Bedford Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 New Bedford Coop location